| Critical Issues in Child Welfare Contributor(s): Shireman, Joan (Author) |
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ISBN: 023116078X ISBN-13: 9780231160780 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $84.15 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Social Work - Social Science | Children's Studies |
| Dewey: 362.7 |
| LCCN: 2014036371 |
| Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7" W x 10" (1.85 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adoption - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Reorganized for more effective classroom use, the second edition of Critical Issues in Child Welfare begins with an updated, thorough overview of the challenges currently facing at-risk children and families. A description of the child welfare system highlights issues that are discussed in more detail throughout the book. The text explores protective services, family preservation, foster care and residential care, adoption, services for adolescents, and training and retention of staff. New material highlights the recent discoveries of the impact of early trauma and stress on children's development, and the modifications currently taking place in the child welfare system in response to this new information. The book also examines the critical challenges of poverty and substance abuse, the importance of the community in shaping child welfare services, racial disproportionality in the system, the changing response of the system to LGBT issues, and services to ameliorate the difficulties of youth leaving the system. |